BONIFÁCIAfHungarian, SlovakHungarian and Slovak feminine form of Boniface. In Hungarian history, this name was borne by Erzsébet Bonifácia (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland (sister of Mária/Marija I, Queen of Hungary and Croatia) and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.

FLORIÁNmCzech, Slovak, SpanishCzech, Slovak and Spanish form of Florianus (see Florian). Known bearers of this name include the Spanish director and screenwriter Florián Rey (1894-1962), the Slovak painter Florián Klimkovič (1756-1826) and the Czech violinist Florián Zajíc (1853-1926).

HVIEZDOMIRmSlovakThe first element of this name is derived from Slovak hviezda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Czech hvězda and Russian zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]

HVIEZDOSLAVmSlovakThe first element of this name is derived from Slovak hviezda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Czech hvězda and Russian zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]

ILJAmCzech, Slovak, Lithuanian, RussianCzech, Slovak, and Lithuanian form of Ilya, as well as a variant Russian transcription of the same. This name was born by Ilya Mikhailovich Frank (1908-1990), also called Ilja M. Frank, a Russian nuclear physicist and 1958 co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics.

VŠESLAVmSlovakMasculine Slovakian name meaning "all celebrating" or "all glory", from the name elements vše meaning "all" and slavící meaning "celebrating". Alternatively, it could borrow from the common naming element slav meaning "glory"... [more]